Financial Aid Resources and Links

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Helpful Phone Numbers
Local Resources
Financial Aid Internet Links

Helpful Phone Numbers

For financial aid information, please feel to contact the IVCC Financial Aid Office at IVCC: (815) 224-0438.

• Federal Financial Aid Information Hotline: 1-800-433-3243 (1-800-4-FEDAID)

• Illinois State Financial Aid Information: 1-800-899-4722 (1-800-899-ISAC)

• Veterans Benefit Information: 1-888-442-4551

Local Resources

• Business Employment Skills Team (BEST): Offers educational assistance (tuition, books, transportation), child care, tutoring, guidance and support, and job placement assistance.

• Ottawa: (815) 433-4550
• LaSalle: (815) 224-1586
• Princeton: (815) 872-0255
• Dixon: (815) 288-1260

• Illinois Department of Human Services: Offers educational assistance to students who have a physical or mental disability that is a handicap to employment.

• LaSalle: (815) 224-1314

• Dislocated Workers Center: Offers educational and training assistance to students who have experienced employment dislocation (e.g., plant closing, lay-off, etc.).

• Illinois Valley Community College: (815) 224-0370

• Illinois Valley Services: Offers career planning, parenting and job search skills, plus financial assistance for tuition, books, and travel to single parents, single pregnant women, and displaced homemakers.

• Illinois Valley Community College: (815) 224-0347

Financial Aid Internet Links

• CollegeIllinois
  
• Entrance Counseling for Student Loans
• FinAid
• Mapping Your Future
• Office of Postsecondary Education
• Student Aid on the Web
• Tax Credits for Education: Hope Scholarship & Lifetime Learning
• The Student Guide